First gut bacteria may have lasting effect on ability to fight chronic diseases

(University of Alberta) New research showing that the first bacteria introduced into the gut have a lasting impact, may one day allow science to adjust microbiomes -- the one-of-a-kind microbial communities that live in our gastrointestinal tracts -- to help ward off serious chronic diseases.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news